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"Jo Boaler, a professor of mathematics at Stanford University, has followed thousands of students through middle and high schools studying their learning of mathematics and the most effective ways to help them become high achievers. In this book, she shows teachers and parents how to unleash the math potential in all students. Contents include The Brain and Mathematics Learning The Power of Mistakes and Struggle What Is Math Really? Creating Mathematical...
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New preface for 2018 edition : For this new edition, Loewen has added a new preface that shows how inadequate history courses in high school help produce adult Americans who think Donald Trump can solve their problems, and calls out academic historians for abandoning the concept of truth in a misguided effort to be “objective.
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching...
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"'How the Word is Passed' is Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks— those that are honest about the past and those that are not— that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nations collective history, and ourselves." --
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick.
“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero
At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently....
“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero
At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently....
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LearningExpress
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[2015]
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English
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"In just 15 minutes a day, middle school students can excel at common (and not-so-common) middle and high school math challenges. How? Each lesson gives one small part of the bigger math problem, so each day, students build upon the previous day's work." --
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LearningExpress
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[2018]
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English
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"A good knowledge of geometry is essential for success on standardized tests, as well as in high school math courses. This eBook provides a thorough course in geometry skills that fits into any busy schedule--each step takes just 15 minutes a day." --
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LearningExpress
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[2018]
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English
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"Math is a tricky subject that stresses out many students. With Express Review Guides: Basic Math & Pre-Algebra, this doesn't need to be the case. This eBook has lessons and examples with step-by-step answer explanations to improve your math skills." --
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In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. After all, if we must discard the ideas of Kant, Hume, and Mill for their opinions on race, shouldn’t we discard Marx, whose work is peppered with racial slurs and anti-Semitism? Embers of racism remain to be stamped out in America, but what about the raging racist inferno in the Middle East and Asia? It’s...
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LearningExpress
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[2016]
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English
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Being a good reader isn't just about knowing the words--you have to understand what you read and put it to use. Critical reading is an essential skill at work and in school. This eBook provides a complete reading tutorial in an easy 20-step program.
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LearningExpress
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[2016]
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English
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"In just one month, middle school students can gain expertise in solving word problems. How? Each lesson investigates and clarifies one small part of the bigger problem, so every day, students can build upon what was learned the day before." --
13) Evening class
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An evening class in Italian becomes a catalyst in the lives of its participants, students and teacher alike, as they come together, becoming absorbed in one another's lives and experiencing changing and growing relationships as their class culminates in a magical trip to Italy
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LearningExpress
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[2005]
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English
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From Pangea to precipitation, hydrology to halite, this eBook provides essential test prep in all the key Earth science topics. Designed both for students new to the Earth sciences and those in need of a refresher, you'll find a series of 20-minute 20-step lessons that are precise, guided, and easy to fit into any schedule. There's also a full glossary, practice tests with answers and explanations, and bonus sections including tips for preparing for...
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Bob books volume set 2
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Offers twelve readers that feature three-letter words and vowels sounds to help to build reading skills.
''Bob Books Set 2: Advancing BeginnersBob Books Set 2 continues to build reading skills. Use of three-letter words and consistent vowel sounds in slightly longer stories build confidence. Children love the hilarious (and sometimes mischievous) stories and pictures. These twelve books, filled with fun, drama, and surprise keep interest high for...
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LearningExpress
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[2018]
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English
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"This eBook will help students learn the history concepts related to the U.S. Constitution. Each lesson covers a key historical time period and includes interesting facts and quotes, as well as practice questions to help students track their progress." --
17) Stoner
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New York Review Books
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Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life. The sorrows of William Stoner are tempered, somehow, by the demands of the daily routine. His own ordinary...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 25
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This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. They were unaccustomed to being asked to speak their minds, but soon they began to open up and to speak more freely, not only about...
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